1552 Bessel

1552 Bessel (alternate designation 1938 DE) is a Main Belt asteroid.

It was discovered on February 24, 1938 by Yrjö Väisälä at Turku, Finland. It was named in honor of the German astronomer Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel.

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1551 Argelander•1552 Bessel• 1553 Bauersfelda

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